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Whirlwind

Whirlwind

19646.41h 46m

Overview

Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as

Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Written by Norio Nanjō, Hiroshi Inagaki, Takeshi Kimura
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
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Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Lord Akashi

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Ryutaro Inoue

Kumi Mizuno

Kumi Mizuno

The Witch

Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi

Kozato

Yōsuke Natsuki

Yōsuke Natsuki

Kiyonosuke

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Shuri Kusanagi

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue

Kozato's Aunt

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Kikusato

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Themes & Keywords

samuraiperiod drama

About Whirlwind

Whirlwind is a history, action, adventure film released in 1964 exploring themes of samurai, period drama. Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, it stars Toshirō Mifune, Akihiko Hirata, Kumi Mizuno. Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as

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